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Posted: 1/27/05 at 12:40pm
The Phantom of the Opera is the second longest running musical in Broadway history at 17 years – and going strong! Another Andrew Lloyd Webber musical, Cats, which is no longer being performed on Broadway, is the longest running.
Michael Crawford was the original Phantom on Broadway, and Sarah Brightman was the original Christine.
Decca Broadway released two The Phantom of the Opera cast albums featuring the Original Cast, a two-CD complete cast album, and a one CD album of highlights from the show. Both CDs feature Michael Crawford and Sarah Brightman in the roles they made famous!
Over 58 million people worldwide have seen The Phantom of the Opera, in 20 countries and 110 cities, making it one of, if not the most successful stage musical of all time!
On November 10, 2004, the chandelier crashed for the 7000th time on Broadway.
The The Phantom of the Opera Original Cast Album was first certified Platinum in 1989 and has since sold over 4 million copies in the U.S. alone.
The Phantom of the Opera is based on the classic novel Le Fantôme de l'Opéra by Gaston Leroux.
Hugh Panaro and Sandra Joseph are the current Phantom and Christine on Broadway.
The Phantom of the Opera was nominated for 10 Tony Awards in 1988, and won 7: Best Musical, Best Actor in a Musical (Michael Crawford), Featured Actress in a Musical (Judy Kaye), Best Scenic Design (Maria Björnson), Best Costume Design (Maria Björnson), Best Lighting Design (Andrew Bridge), Best Direction of a Musical (Harold Prince).
According to Internet Broadway Database, 15 men have played the Phantom and 19 women have played Christine on Broadway.
Each performance has 230 costumes, 14 dressers, 120 automated cues, 22 scene changes, 281 candles and uses 250 kg of dry ice and 10 fog and smoke machines.
Gaston Leroux’s book has been made into a movie many times, one of the earliest versions was in 1925, starring Lon Cheney as the Phantom. Robert Englund (best known as Freddy in the Nightmare on Elm Street films), played the Phantom in a 1989 film version.
In 2001 Decca Broadway released a remastered version of the The Phantom of the Opera original cast album.
Cats was performed on Broadway 7485 times. As of December 19, 2004, The Phantom of the Opera had been performed 7045 times. That’s a difference of 440 performances … and closing in on the record!
The Phantom's make-up takes 2 hours to put on and 30 minutes to take off.
Don’t forget to check out the The Phantom of the Opera original cast album, available on Decca Broadway!
I hope you enjoyed these Phacts!
Michael Crawford was the original Phantom on Broadway, and Sarah Brightman was the original Christine.
Decca Broadway released two The Phantom of the Opera cast albums featuring the Original Cast, a two-CD complete cast album, and a one CD album of highlights from the show. Both CDs feature Michael Crawford and Sarah Brightman in the roles they made famous!
Over 58 million people worldwide have seen The Phantom of the Opera, in 20 countries and 110 cities, making it one of, if not the most successful stage musical of all time!
On November 10, 2004, the chandelier crashed for the 7000th time on Broadway.
The The Phantom of the Opera Original Cast Album was first certified Platinum in 1989 and has since sold over 4 million copies in the U.S. alone.
The Phantom of the Opera is based on the classic novel Le Fantôme de l'Opéra by Gaston Leroux.
Hugh Panaro and Sandra Joseph are the current Phantom and Christine on Broadway.
The Phantom of the Opera was nominated for 10 Tony Awards in 1988, and won 7: Best Musical, Best Actor in a Musical (Michael Crawford), Featured Actress in a Musical (Judy Kaye), Best Scenic Design (Maria Björnson), Best Costume Design (Maria Björnson), Best Lighting Design (Andrew Bridge), Best Direction of a Musical (Harold Prince).
According to Internet Broadway Database, 15 men have played the Phantom and 19 women have played Christine on Broadway.
Each performance has 230 costumes, 14 dressers, 120 automated cues, 22 scene changes, 281 candles and uses 250 kg of dry ice and 10 fog and smoke machines.
Gaston Leroux’s book has been made into a movie many times, one of the earliest versions was in 1925, starring Lon Cheney as the Phantom. Robert Englund (best known as Freddy in the Nightmare on Elm Street films), played the Phantom in a 1989 film version.
In 2001 Decca Broadway released a remastered version of the The Phantom of the Opera original cast album.
Cats was performed on Broadway 7485 times. As of December 19, 2004, The Phantom of the Opera had been performed 7045 times. That’s a difference of 440 performances … and closing in on the record!
The Phantom's make-up takes 2 hours to put on and 30 minutes to take off.
Don’t forget to check out the The Phantom of the Opera original cast album, available on Decca Broadway!
I hope you enjoyed these Phacts!
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